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NZX Establishes Head Of Regulatory & Public Policy Role

Date 16/03/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to announce that Elaine Campbell, formerly NZX General Counsel, will now head NZX’s expanded regulation and policy division, as Head of Regulatory & Public Policy.
NYSE Statement Re: Appellate Court Permits NYSE To Maintain Security Checkpoints

Date 16/03/2004

On March 12, a state trial court preliminarily enjoined the New York Stock Exchange from maintaining security checkpoints and conducting vehicle searches at seven intersections near the NYSE.
New York Mercantile Exchange: Mitchell Steinhause Elected Chairman - Eight Others To Board Positions

Date 16/03/2004

The shareholders of the NYMEX Holdings, Inc., and the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today elected Mitchell Steinhause as chairman of the board and the following individuals to other positions on the Exchange board of directors: Gordon Rutledge, Michael McCallion, Gary Rizzi, Stephen Forman, Kenneth Garland, Michel Marks, Robert Steele, and Harley Lippman.
NASDAQ Announces Launch Of High Capacity Single Platform To Trade NYSE, AMEX, And NASDAQ-Listed Securities

Date 16/03/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ ®"; OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced a new high-capacity trading platform for NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ securities, including ETFs. The new trading engine is a technologically advanced and fully redundant platform that incorporates all of NASDAQ's current trading systems on one fast and functionality-driven system. It also has the full capacity to trade all NASDAQ and NYSE-listed and Amex securities on its system in the event of a crisis.
ISMA Survey Shows Dramatic Increase In Tri-party Repo -

Date 16/03/2004

The International Securities Market Association (ISMA) today released the results of its sixth semi-annual survey of the repo market in Europe, conducted on December 10, 2003. The survey shows that there was a dramatic increase in the amount of total outstanding repo business settled through tri-party repo arrangements in the six month period from June to December 2003. Continued steady growth in the European repo market as a whole during this period is also indicated, with a further increase in

Court Denies Lawsuit To Halt Vote On Transfer Of Control Of American Stock Exchange From NASD To AMC - Vote To Proceed As Scheduled

Date 16/03/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced that the New York State Supreme Court denied a lawsuit filed by a group of dissident members against the NASD and The Amex Membership Corporation (AMC) in an attempt to block a vote to transfer control of Amex to AMC. Judge Richard Lowe, III denied all relief requested by the plaintiffs and said that the vote, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 18th, will proceed as scheduled.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: A More Selective Investment Strategy Is Required In 2004

Date 16/03/2004

The KFX Index has enjoyed a boom in the last year, and if you look at the index in US dollars, the index has skyrocketed. The KFX Index has never previously been at this high level.
CME Clearing House Expands Collateral Program - CME Clearing House Expands Collateral Program To Enhance Financial Flexibility And Lower Performance Bond Costs For Clearing Members And Customers - CME Partners With LeadingMoneyCenterBanks To Expand Collat

Date 16/03/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) announced that its Clearing House, the largest futures clearing organization in the world, has issued guidelines for accepting a substantially more diverse pool of securities - including issues of select certificates of deposit, corporate and municipal bonds and commercial paper - as performance bonds from clearing firms conducting business at the exchange.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Class B Shareholders Approve Eurodollar Proposal - Eurodollar Futures Volume on GLOBEX® Exceeds Required Threshold Levels

Date 16/03/2004

In a Special Shareholder Meeting held today, Class B Shareholders of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) approved a proposal authorizing its Board of Directors to transition the front two contracts of the exchange's benchmark Eurodollar futures product onto its GLOBEX platform if minimum volume thresholds are not maintained. More than 82 percent of the votes cast were in favor of the proposal.
Baltic Exchange Tightens Freight Market Data Redistribution Policy

Date 16/03/2004

The Baltic Exchange has announced a change to its distribution policy for its detailed daily freight market assessments, aimed at encouraging membership and reducing unauthorised access.